FEATHERED FRIENDS PERCHED IN A TREE

While Monday's Feathered Fun card was bright and cheerful, today's card has a beautiful but definitely a moodier background.  

I didn't realize that this Everyday Skies Designer Series Paper (DSP) is retired until after I made the card.  But since I love this DSP so much, I decided to share the anyway.  Obviously, you can substitute any DSP you have.

This particular DSP design reminds me of a sky where the sun trying to make one last beautiful statement before it says goodbye for the night.

I used different coloring mediums to create each of these feathered friends.  They are sharing final "tweets" before they say goodnight and return to their nests.

Peety on the left was watercolored on watercolor paper with ink Refills and Water Painters.  Cranberry and Scarlet in the center where colored with Stampin' Blends, and Ollie on the right was colored with Watercolor Pencils.

To learn my tips and tricks for each of these coloring mediums watch my Exploring Coloring Video.  I color the same three images in the video using the same coloring medium for each.  I changed up the colors on a couple of the birds, and the card is quite different, but the coloring tips and tricks all apply.  I just wanted to give you another inspiration card using this Feathered Fun stamp set.

Did you watch?  Which is your favorite card?  Which tip taught you something new?

On today's card the branches from Feathered Fun were stamped with Black Memento ink across the DSP.  I then stamped many, many, leaves with Mossy Meadow ink on Mossy Meadow cardstock and fussy cut them.  (This was another reason I wanted to make a different card in the video.  I didn't want to cut all those leaves again!). LOL

After trimming the 6" x 6" DSP to 5-1/4" x 4" for the card front, I had a leftover strip that I used for the inside of the card.  

Both the front and inside sentiments are from Banner Sayings.  

If you would like a tutorial with all the dimensions and step-by-step assembly instructions -- including lots of tips for coloring with each of the coloring mediums, use this link to download a PDF.

A list of the products I used is shown below.  Click on any image to visit my Stampin' Up! store.  You can learn more about each product or make a purchase by using the image links.

Product List

Feathered Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set [169117]	Banner Sayings Bundle (English) [167051]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]
Everyday Skies 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164622]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277]	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899]
Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674]	Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154843]	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [155612]	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [147164]
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [144092]	Timid Tiger Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [165283]	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 1 [161700]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]

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